A/N: Happy Kibbs Valentines Day

Disclaimer: In my mind they belong to me and I have Mark Harmon tied up :D in reality they don't belong to me….sadly.

Happy Valentine's Day

It was the day that of the year that plagued Gibbs. The day he always feared when he was married or in a relationship. Valentine's Day. It was a pointless waste of time. Why would anyone waste money for this one time year to show that 'special someone' that they loved them and meant the world to them? Did they not do that at any other time of year? It baffled him to high heaven. He just didn't get it. He'd been to get his coffee that morning and the coffee shop windows were covered in little love hearts with 'I Love Yous' and 'Happy Valentine's Days' written on them. Red and pink helium balloons scattered around. Even the coffee cups had red hearts on them. "Happy Valentine's Day." the girl at the counter said cheerily and all he said was "Thanks." as she handed him his coffee. He just didn't 'get it'.

He was now sat at his desk typing away at his computer when Abby bounded in happily, Kate not far behind her. "Morning Abbs." he greeted nonchalantly.

"Happy Valentine's Day Gibbs." she said before giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"Morning Abbs." he said again.

"Did you wake up on the wrong side of bed this morning?" she teased.

"Nope, the wrong side of life." he said looking up at the Goth. He took note of her t-shirt. It was black with a cartoonised love heart printed on it. The heart had a knife through it (rather than your typical arrow) and the writing above the heart read: Love You. He shook his head and laughed, "Nice shirt."

"Thanks. Laters." she skipped off to her lab.

"Morning Kate." he waited for the "Happy Valentine's Day Gibbs." which he would have to admit he wouldn't mind coming from her anyway.

"Morning Gibbs." she said before almost jumping out of her skin as Tony came off the elevator singing 'Luck Be A Lady". She rolled her eyes.

"..Luck be a lady tonight, luck if you ever were to begin with…." he stopped when he saw Gibbs' face. "Morning Boss. Guess you're not in a loving mood today."

"Meaning?" he said as he watched his agent from his desk with deadly intent.

"Well you know…?" Gibbs leaned back in his chair and folded his arms. "You probably wasted a lot of money on-on-on valentine's day when you-you were married and you're probably not-not…I'm gonna shut up now."

"Now?" Gibbs asked.

"Haha." Kate chuckled at Tony's effort to not say something like 'you're not the loving kind boss' or 'you're outta love'.

"What are you laughing at, Kitty-Kat?" Tony asked putting emphasis on the name he knows she hates.

"Don't call me that!" she hissed.

"Do you have a date tonight?" he grinned, knowing she didn't.

"No, but I get the feeling that you do."

"Oh yeah! Smoking hot blonde with big-" he was cut off by a pen being launched at his head. "Oooow." he whined."

"Can it DiNozzo." Gibbs said as he pulled another pen from his drawer.

"Thank God." McGee said as he strode in, "I don't think I could've listened to that again." he hung up his jacket and sat behind his desk.

"You're late." Gibbs looked at him expectantly for his excuses.

"I had to take a detour."

"You mean pick up Tony." Kate stated,

"How'd you know?" McGee asked.

"Because he asked me and I said 'no'." she started typing at her computer.

"Oh." was all McGee said.

Lunch time soon arrived, Gibbs had been in the Directors office for the most part of the morning, Tony had decided that it was time for him to eat and dragged McGee along with him, leaving Kate alone to work in peace. She hadn't noticed that Gibbs was standing on the balcony outside MTAC, he had been watching her for the passed 20 or so minutes. He hadn't realised that Ducky had gotten off the elevator and was watching his friend. "Are you going to stand there all day Jethro?" he asked the younger man.

"Huh?" Gibbs had obviously been lost in his thoughts.

"Well you've been stood there in that same spot for about 5 minutes since I got out the elevator." he stood next to him and looked to where Gibbs was looking. He sighed, "For goodness sake, Jethro just ask her to dinner."

Gibbs didn't tear his eyes off Kate, "Why would she want to have dinner with me?"

"Well you won't know unless you ask her. And besides its Valentine's Day." he patted his friends shoulder and walked off towards the Directors office. Gibbs thought about it, maybe he should but then again maybe he shouldn't. He decided against it and made his way back to the bullpen. Kate had seen Gibbs descend the stairs and be stopped by a fellow agent. She watched him intently as he talked. She admired him. A lot. Especially his eyes. Oh how she could get lost in them for hours. She couldn't help but smile every time she thought about him.

"Ask him out." came Abby's voice startling Kate so much she gasped and jumped.

"Geez, Abbs." she put her hand on her chest as if relieved that it wasn't Tony who had caught her staring at the Boss.

"Woaw, sorry. Anyways, ask him out. He likes you, I know he does. He just won't admit it."

"I doubt it Abbs. Besides he'd probably say no, plus there's rule 12."

"Rules schmules just ask him." but before Kate could protest Gibbs walked into the bullpen and Abby disappeared to lunch. Leaving the two alone. Abby knew full well that Kate would never ask Gibbs out and vice versa. They'd have to be severely drunk or high to confess their feelings for one another and the whole team knew it. They'd been dancing around each other ever since they'd met and now Abby had had enough of Gibbs' rules and Kate's conventional thinking and to hell with rationality now she knew they wanted each other so she would give them a push - no, a shove - in the right direction (with the help of the gang of course). Abby flipped open her cell and quickly dialled McGee, "Tim, its Abbs. Remember what we talked about? Okay, I need you and Tony to grab a few things for me…well we'll need…"

TBC

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